Tag: town of falmouth
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All we are saying: Give oysters a chance
The following was written by Ron Smolowitz, a Falmouth farmer and member of the Citizens for Ecological and Economic Sustainability addressing Question 1 on Falmouth’s May 20, 2014 ballot. There are many reasons one can be “against” sewers: they are expensive to construct and maintain and they use a lot of drinking water and energy…
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“Proven” doesn’t equal “good”
The following was written by Hilde Maingay and published as a letter to the editor in the Falmouth Enterprise, May 2, 2014. Have you heard it over and over? “We have to sewer the densely populated areas. We can only rely on “proven” sewer technology to clean Little Pond.” But just because sewers are a…
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The Costs of Clean Water
Join the Falmouth Climate Action team for a forum on pollution in our groundwater, ponds and estuaries and what Falmouth voters can do about improving local water quality! Sunday, March 23 from 4 to 6 PM Falmouth Public Library, Main Street, Falmouth Hermann Meeting Room (downstairs) Presentations will cover background on why local water sources…
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Environmental Justice Missing in Falmouth CWMP
The following comments were written by Hilde Maingay, read in the Cape Cod Commission’s public hearing on the Falmouth Comprehensive Wastewater Management Plan on 12/4/13 and submitted to MEPA in December. Hilde is a board member of The Green Center and the Falmouth Climate Action Team and Citizens for Economic and Ecological Sustainability. Since September 2013 she has also…
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Waste Not, Want Not
Consider… 10 calories of fossil fuel are spent for every calorie an American eats. The nutrients in pee are roughly the same ratio as those found in commercial fertilizer. Dried feces are an excellent source of carbon needed to build soil. An overload of nutrients in fresh and salt water chokes fish, prevents shellfish…
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